Hose-supporter



(No Model.)

0. A. HINE.

HOSE SUPPORTER. V No. 337,954. 4 Patented Mar. 16, 1886.

w UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A. HINE, OF NEWV HAVEN, ASSIGNOR TO THE CANFIELD RUBBER COMPANY,OF BR IDEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

HOSE-SUPPORTER.

FSPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,954, dated March16, 1886.

7 Application filed September 3, 1885. Serial No. 176,098. (No model.)

To all whom i y 0077/0677: I find that the slides D may be very con- Beit known that I, CHARLES A. HINE, of veniently as well as cheaplyconstructed by 55 New Haven, in the county of New Haven providingaflatpiece of metal with elongated and State of Connecticut, have inventedcerclosed slots, one located in each end, bending 5 tain new and usefulImprovements in Hosethe center of the plate into concave form andSupporters; and I do hereby declare the folthen bringing the two endstogether, with lowing to be a full, clear, and exact descripthe slotsregistering with each other. Aside 6 tion of the invention, such as willenable from the simplicity of construction, this form others skilled inthe art to which it apperof slide may be readily adjusted on the cord 10tains to make and use the same. 0 after both ends of the cord aresecured to My lnvention relates to an improvement in the waistband. I donot, however, claim this stocking-supporters. particular form of slideas a part of my 6 5 Hitherto in stockirig-supporters, where the presentinvention, but describe it as being a parts adapted to be attached tothe stockings very convenient and satisfactory'form to emare connectedwith a waistband at four ploy in this connection.

points, more or less, the single strap leading The upper end of theelastic strap E is sefrom the waistband attachments to the stock curedin the slot or loop d of the slide, and its 70 ing attachments has beenrigidly secured to lower end is adapted to extend through a the waistattachments, and has necessarily buckle, F, attached to the stockingattach produced an unequal strain upon different ment G, and lock thelatter in the desired portions of the waistband as the body elevatedadjustment.

1 changed its positions relatively to the legs. The stocking attachmentportion ofthe sup 75 The strain thus produced has a tendency to porterconsists of a web-strap passed through destroy that freedom of motionwhich is very the loop of the buckle F and secured therein desirable,and also tends to tear the waistin such a manner as to cause the ends todiband attachments from the waist-band or the verge from each other,each end being prostocking attachments from the stocking. vided with aclasp, H, adapted to grasp the so The object of my present invention isto upper end of the stocking. provide a stocking-supporter which shallbe As thus constructed, the supporter will adeasy to adjust, which shallproduce an even just itself to the different positions which the strainon all points of attachment, and which body is liable to assume, and thestrain wiil shall be durable and capable of being manube evenlydistributed among the several 85 factured at a price within the reach ofall. points of attachment, and the article will In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure 1 is thereby be easier to wear and its life will be aView of the supporter in position for use, prolonged.

and Fig. 2 is a detached view of the slide and Having fully described myinvention, what adjacent parts. I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetgo A represents a waistband, provided with a ters Patent, isstrap andbuckle or other suitable means for A stocking-supporter consisting,essentialsecuring it about the waist. The band is 1y,ofawaistband,apairof cord-loops secured preferably provided on its loweredge with thereto, clasps adapted to grasp the stocking, two pairs ofdepending pointed extensions, B, and elastic straps attached to thecord-loops in the ends of which are strongly secured the by slides, andadjustably secured to the clasp ends of two strong cords, C, the latterforming straps, all of the above parts arranged sub- 5 depending loopsfor the attachment of the stantially as described.

slides D. TheslidesDare formed ofmetal and In testimony whereof I havesigned this consist of elongated curved eyes (I, through specificationin thepresence of two subscribwhich the cords C, extend, and a dependinging witnesses. closed loop, (I, for the attachment of the elas- 5o ticstrap E. The edges of the eyes d are CHARLEb HINE' curved outwardly in aflaring shape to pre- \Vitnesses: vent any undue chafing of the cord asthe slide D. M. BALDWIN, l plays back and forth thereon. W ALTERNIoHons.

